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Brockport's only loss last week was a 1-0 thriller to Mercy on a run in the top of the seventh inning. It was a game in which star pitcher Julia DiMartino struck out 17 batters, but found herself on the losing end. Still, Brockport coach Chris Carr was happy that his defending Section V Class AA2 champions got such a tough game under their belts. Despite the setback, Brockport (10-1) stayed in the top spot that it occupied in the D&C's preseason softball poll. Of course, looming as they always do in sectionals will be No. 5 Fairport, the defending Class AA1 champion, and coach Shelly Collins' No. 2 Victor team has stamped itself as a contender, too. That classification has been merged, so both Fairport and Brockport can't defend their titles. In Class A1, look for No. 3 Mercy and No. 4 Pittsford Sutherland to be favored and for No. 7 Pittsford Mendon and No. 8 Greece Arcadia to contend. Here's the latest D&C large-schools poll: